quarter rest

American

noun

Music.

a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.

Etymology

Origin of quarter rest

First recorded in 1885–90

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quarter rest

Figure M: In the original, the eighth rest was written as a quarter rest.

From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by D. A. (David Alva) Clippinger

While no meter was specified, this was adjusted here to a quarter rest to fit the meter of the preceding measures.

From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by D. A. (David Alva) Clippinger

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